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First Med Urgent Care Encourages Getting The Flu Shot!

One expert from Bayor College of Medicine, Dr. Robert Atmar, says that while it is always difficult to predict what is going to happen, the previous flu season and current flu activity may indicate a severe flu season from October of 2017 until May of 2018. With that being said, it’s also mentioned that it is important to get vaccinated as soon as possible to fight against influenza. First Med Urgent Care staff would have to agree.

First Med Urgent Care doctors have seen an increase in patients checking in for the flu. Many patients coming in are testing positive for the flu already this season. Our urgent care clinics started pushing early flu shot prevention weeks ago, but we understand that not everyone was quite ready to come in for vaccination at that time. For those of you who have been lucky enough to dodge this illness up to now, it’s not too late to come in for a flu shot!

Our urgent care staff encourages everyone at high risk for influenza (or the flu) to get the vaccine, soon. The categories of high risk persons include:

Pregnant women

Elderly adults

Young children 6 month – 8 years old

If you have specific allergies, such as an allergy to eggs, you’ll need to speak with the urgent care doctor on staff to determine if the flu shot is safe for you. Some flu vaccines contain a small amount of egg protein. Other strands do not contain egg and are approved by the FDA for use in people age 18 and older.

Of course, if you’re already past the point of getting a flu shot, because you’re already suffering from the usual flu symptoms of fever, chills, aches, cough, or sore throat then please don’t hesitate to come in for treatment. We’re still here to help you feel better soon!